This special edition of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s TeamPeds Talks podcast, FocusED sponsored by the Pediatric Emergency Care Special Interest Group.   FocusED is a podcast program that offers listeners unique insight into the broad scope of pediatric emergency care by exploring a variety of emergency care topics through different lenses across the care continuum.

Vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes has very quickly become a significant health concern among the youth population. Nicotine and other additives are created in liquid form and sold in pods that are easily inhaled once vaporized. it is easy for teenagers to obtain these products and for health care providers it is concerning that with easy access nicotine exposure at a young age will continue to rise, paving the way for many other additional health concerns.

This 4-part podcast series will focus on vaping. We will be speaking with a nationally recognized pediatrician who has spent more than 15 years evaluating the effects of nicotine on adolescents and targeting cessation endeavors. An in-depth conversation will be had with 2 respiratory therapists who specifically work with teens who vape, how to manage and anticipate withdraw in the hospital. We will be joined by a critical care physician who will focus on managements from the Emergency Department or urgent care setting into the ICU guiding acute management and anticipating higher level interventions. We will also gain insight from a young man who will speak about how he started vaping, why it's so easy to start and continue over the 4 years he has vaped.

Hilary W Baxter is dual certified nurse practitioner at the Emergency Department of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is starting her 10th year of practice. She currently is the co chair of the Pediatric Emergency Care SIG. She resides in NJ with her husband, 3 kids and 2 dogs. Hilary has presented at several NAPNAP conferences with a focus on providing supportive care during emergent procedures as well teaching suturing at this years Reconnect Symposium. Her focus is on identifying health literacy deficits in the population and assisting families with learning to help manage wellness and health concerns.

This week's guest is Josh, a young man who will speak about how he started vaping, why it's so easy to start and continue over the 4 years he has vaped.